Monthly Archives: Mar 2018

Universal Instincts

Posted on Mar 26, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

This image shows a schematic to illustrate the universality of the animal instincts that form the basic vehicle interface with life for Mankind. This diagram shows the reason why it is vital to attempt to differentiate between feelings and emotions … Continue reading →

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Teacher

Posted on Mar 24, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

When I first met with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri at his “Journey in Consciousness” retreat held in Wiltshire in 2011, he was very clear in his vision of me as he expressed it to me and to those present. He said, … Continue reading →

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Conscious-Contact 2

Posted on Mar 24, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

The book that I am drawn to write, perhaps called Conscious-Contact, is a work that might appear after its near forty year gestation. It would be naturally connected to my blogs and to my professional work as a Counsellor and … Continue reading →

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Believer

Posted on Mar 22, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

From the book, Sufis Of Andalusia by Muhyiddin ‘Ibn Arabi, “35 Abu Ishaq Al-Qurtubi of Cordova. One of the ‘Believers’ and a companion of Abu Madyan of Bugia.” (The note by the translator says – I do not know what … Continue reading →

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The battle of the magicians

Posted on Mar 20, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

#stuckaddiction "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12 https://t.co/eUAYFBzd7L — Andrew Dettman – 'Abd al-Mu'min (@aj_dettman) March 20, … Continue reading →

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Governments

Posted on Mar 19, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

Can you show me a country on the face of the Earth today in 2018 where a significant majority of that country’s population is happy and feels connected freely with their leaders’ Executive function? What does your answer tell you … Continue reading →

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Conscious-Contact 1

Posted on Mar 15, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

In the huge recovery industry that has been spawned by the arrival of the 12Step Programme in 1937, there has been an asset stripping “gold rush” as everyman and his dog stake out a claim to “mine” from the original … Continue reading →

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War as mass psychosis

Posted on Mar 14, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

The Name is Al Mu’min …. (From The Mishkat al-Anwar of Ibn Arabi translated by Stephen Hirtenstein and Martin Notcutt ISBN 0-9534513-5-6) Thanks to Azim Looker …. for A chunk of quote … from J.G.Bennett. “War has a twofold origin. … Continue reading →

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Higher Emotional Centre

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

Mother Nature provides Mankind with a physical centre of gravity. This centre allows a person to lose and regain balance seamlessly in the process of walking, running, moving in any way with the vehicle of an organic body. The psyche … Continue reading →

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Instigations …

Posted on Mar 10, 2018 by Andrew Dettman

Look up the dated phrase “to grant favours” … Oh to be a modern man No rites of passage Trashed religious package Caught between news of marauders Brutal abusers and Benny Hill musers All tarred with the same brush The … Continue reading →

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